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Statistical Studies Of The Costs Of Six-Man Versus Twelve-Man Juries, William R. Pabst Jr.
Statistical Studies Of The Costs Of Six-Man Versus Twelve-Man Juries, William R. Pabst Jr.
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Constitutionality Of Excluding Young People From Jury Service
The Constitutionality Of Excluding Young People From Jury Service
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Voter Registration Lists: Do They Yield A Jury Representative Of The Community, Fred A. Summer
Voter Registration Lists: Do They Yield A Jury Representative Of The Community, Fred A. Summer
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The passage of the Federal Act was primarily a response to the inability of the prevailing jury selection process to achieve the goal of a representative jury. The Act requires that voter registration lists be used as the primary source of names for jury selection in federal courts. A similar provision applicable to state courts is included in the Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act, adopted by the Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1970.6 This article will examine the rationale and effectiveness of the use of voter registration lists as a means of achieving the goal of …
Societal Concepts Of Criminal Liability For Homicide In Medieval England, Thomas A. Green
Societal Concepts Of Criminal Liability For Homicide In Medieval England, Thomas A. Green
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THE early history of English criminal law lies hidden behind the laconic formulas of the rolls and law books. The rules of the law, as expounded by the judges, have been the subject of many studies; but their practical application in the courts, where the jury of the community was the final and unbridled arbiter, remains a mystery: in short, we know little of the social mores regarding crime and crimi- nals. This study represents an attempt to delineate one major aspect of these societal attitudes. Its thesis is that from late Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the middle …